Farseer Trilogy Royal Assassin (the Illustrated Edition), Book 2, (Hardcover)

from rocalisa

The more I read of this series, the more I love it. These are good strong characters in a well-created world, living a good story. I found reading this volume hard, not because it is a bad book - indeed, the opposite is true - but because I felt such empathy for the characters, especially Fitz, a...

from Bernadette877

Traditional fantasy. The kind that's gone mainstream after the TV success of Game of Thrones: castles, magic and fighting with sharp edged weapons. Beautifully written traditional fantasy, with some of the warmest characterisation ever. The second book in a trilogy, Royal Assassin sees Fitz growi...

from Kassilem

This book is as good as the first Assassin's Apprentice. The most exciting part is his bond with Nighteyes, but there is by far more to this book than just Fitz's Wit ability. Through Ftitz's eyes we see the collapse of the Kingdom, the unbeknownst betrayal of of people to their king and king-in-...

from prettycurious

This is the second book in the first trilogy set in the world of the Six Duchies and I am so very glad that there are many more books for me to read. Robin Hobb is very skillful writer, making you feel strongly about all of the main characters, even if what you feel is deep loathing for some of t...

from tikilights

Absolutely love this series. It's also a great entry point into the vast fantasy/adventure genre for people like me who have only read Harry Potter and the stray mainstream/commercial fantasy book.